Alumni News

  1. Annie Corley '82 on 'Regi Darnell', Her Character in AMC's The Killing

    May 10, 2011

    "I ride horses and work at a really big stable when I'm not doing the TV and movie stuff, so I loved the fact that she wears a baseball cap and lives on... Read More

  2. Lee Hamilton '52 Discusses Post-bin Laden War on Terror with TV Station

    May 10, 2011

    "You kill the leader, it doesn't kill the movement," says Lee Hamilton of the recent death of Osama bin Laden.  Hamilton, who co-chaired the 9/11 Commission... Read More

  3. Vernon Jordan '57 to Address Graduates at IU School of Law - Indianapolis

    May 9, 2011

    Attorney, civil rights legend and presidential adviser Vernon E. Jordan Jr. will provide the principal address at Saturday's commencement exercises for... Read More

  4. Anjie Britton '92 Assumes Executive Director Post at TriHealth

    May 7, 2011

    Anjie Britton, a 1992 graduate of DePauw University, has joined TriHealth in Avondale, Ohio as executive director - marketing services. Read More

  5. CBS' Choice of Scott Pelley as Lead Anchor is Solid, Says Prof. Jeff McCall '76

    May 4, 2011

    By replacing the current anchor of its evening news broadcast, Katie Couric, with 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley, "CBS is positioning itself for... Read More

  6. Angie Hicks '95 to Address Venture Club of Indiana

    May 4, 2011

    Angie Hicks, founder and chief marketing officer of Angie's List and 1995 graduate of DePauw University, will address the Venture Club of Indiana tomorrow... Read More

  7. Budget Deal Illustrates "Exactly Backward" Legislative Process, Opines Lee Hamilton '52

    May 4, 2011

    The recent budget deal that led to $38 billion in spending cuts and averted a government shutdown had a serious flaw, in the view of Lee Hamilton, "the... Read More

  8. TV's Heather Unruh '89 to be Honored at June 1 Boston Fundraiser

    May 3, 2011

    Heather Unruh, evening news anchor at Boston's WCVB-TV and 1989 graduate of DePauw University, is among 100 individuals who will be honored at a June 1... Read More

  9. John Herrick '10 Joins Montana's New Media Broadcasters

    May 3, 2011

    John Herrick, a 2010 graduate of DePauw University, has joined New Media Broadcasters, a group of four radio stations in Havre, Montana.  Herrick's... Read More

  10. Prof. Greg Schwipps '95 to Discuss His Award-Winning Novel

    May 2, 2011

    "This Tuesday, the Putnam County Library will host a DePauw associate professor as a part of its 'Conversation with the Author' series," begins a story... Read More

  11. Killing of bin Laden a "Very Large Psychological Blow to al-Qaeda," Says Lee Hamilton '52

    May 2, 2011

    "This is a very large psychological blow to al-Qaeda because he was their leader, their symbolic leader, and they looked to him for inspiration with his... Read More

  12. Book by Prof. Jon Cryer '61 Now Available in Chinese

    May 2, 2011

    Time Series Analysis with Applications in R, which is co-authored by Jonathan D. Cryer, a 1961 graduate of DePauw University, has been translated into... Read More

  13. Dick Johnson '76 to Emcee Friday Event in Chicago Suburbs

    May 2, 2011

    Dick Johnson, news reporter and anchor for Chicago's WMAQ-TV/NBC5 and 1976 graduate of DePauw University, will serve as master of ceremonies at a Friday... Read More

  14. James B. Stewart '73 to Discuss His New Book at Friday St. Louis Event

    May 1, 2011

    James B. Stewart, Pulitzer Prize-winning financial reporter and author and 1973 graduate of DePauw University, will discuss his new book, Tangled Webs:... Read More

  15. Student Describes Teacher Duane Nickell '80 as an "Incredible Individual"

    April 30, 2011

    "The first thing that comes to most people's minds when they hear physics is, 'Boring!' Then again, most people have never had Dr. Nickell as a teacher... Read More

  16. Dave Hoover '67 Inducted Into Boulder County Business Hall of Fame

    April 29, 2011

    R. David Hoover, chairman of Ball Corporation and 1967 graduate of DePauw University, is among six people inducted this week into the Boulder County Business... Read More

  17. LA Times Story on Trump/NBC Flap Quotes Prof. Bob Steele '69

    April 29, 2011

    A story in today's Los Angeles Times, detailing criticism leveled against NBC by an MSNBC commentator over the handling of Donald Trump, includes comments... Read More

  18. Norman Leonard '78 Receives Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellowship Award

    April 28, 2011

    Norman H. Leonard, environmental science teacher at Pike High School in Indianapolis and 1978 graduate of DePauw University, is the recipient of a 2011... Read More

  19. AP">President's Nominee for Defense Secretary is "Very Pragmatic," Lee Hamilton '52 Tells AP

    April 28, 2011

    "His approach to problems is very pragmatic," Lee Hamilton says of Leon Panetta, President Barack Obama's choice to serve as the nation's next Secretary... AP">Read More

  20. William Tucker '74 Honored by University of South Carolina Aiken

    April 27, 2011

    William H. Tucker, a senior partner in the Aiken, South Carolina office of Hull Barrett PC and 1974 graduate of DePauw University, has been honored with... Read More

  21. Dave Morris '83 Joins Grubb & Ellis as Sr. VP

    April 27, 2011

    David A. Morris, a 1983 graduate of DePauw University, has joined Grubb & Ellis Company (NYSE: GBE) as senior vice president and is leading the real estate... Read More

  22. Efforts of Kathy Hubbard '74 to Break Cultural Barriers Featured in Magazine

    April 27, 2011

    The work of Kathy Hubbard to break down cultural barriers through her non-profit, non-partisan organization, the Bridges of Understanding Foundation, is... Read More

  23. Larry Spears '78 Publishes The Spirit of Servant-Leadership

    April 26, 2011

    Larry C. Spears, a 1978 graduate of DePauw University, is co-editor of The Spirit of Servant-Leadership. In the book, published by Paulist Press, Spears... Read More

  24. Business Week">New Book by James B. Stewart '73 "An Extraordinary Forensic Analysis": Business Week

    April 25, 2011

    "James B. Stewart's engrossing new book," Tangled Webs: How False Statements Are Undermining America: From Martha Stewart to Bernie Madoff, "is an extraordinary... Business Week">Read More

  25. Article on Franchising Features Courtney Galyan '04

    April 24, 2011

    Courtney Galyan, a member of DePauw University's Class of 2004, "spent his 20s in the buttoned-up world of commercial real estate working on the East Coast... Read More

  26. Pat Echeverria '01 Takes Head Football Coaching Job at Indiana HS

    April 22, 2011

    "Pat Echeverria never has been a head coach but should know a thing or two about rebuilding football programs as he takes over at Eastern Hancock," begins... Read More

  27. Randall Curran '76 Joins RDA Holding's Board

    April 21, 2011

    Randall E. Curran, chief executive officer of ITC^Deltacom Inc. and 1976 graduate of DePauw University, has been elected to the board of directors of RDA... Read More

  28. Today">Lying is a "National Crisis," Bestselling Author James B. Stewart '73 Says on NBC's Today

    April 19, 2011

    In his new book, James B. Stewart  says, "I look at people at the pinnacle of their profession -- Martha Stewart, Scooter Libby, Barry Bonds, Bernie Madoff... Today">Read More

  29. Karin Zuckerman '84 is New Director of Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center

    April 19, 2011

    Karin A. Zuckerman, a 1984 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed director of the Ohio State University Veterinary Medical Center. Previously... Read More

  30. Scott Morehead '83 Joins RIESTER as Executive Director of Media

    April 19, 2011

    Scott A. Morehead, a 1983 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed executive director of media at RIESTER, one of the largest independent advertising... Read More

  31. "Promising" Research on Autism by Craig Erickson '99 is Highlighted

    April 19, 2011

    "In small, early clinical trials, adults and children with autism and Fragile X syndrome have shown improved communication and social behavior when treated... Read More

  32. We Each Can Play a Role in Ending Child Abuse & Neglect, Writes James Payne '68

    April 18, 2011

    "It seems nearly every day we hear news stories about child abuse, neglect, abandonment and even death," according to James W. Payne, director of the Indiana... Read More

  33. 'Rising Star' Craig Erickson '99 Profiled in Indianapolis Star

    April 17, 2011

    After a high school experience volunteering at a camp for special-needs children, "I knew I wanted to be a physician and that I wanted to work with persons with... Read More

  34. Tangled Webs">Pulitzer Prize-Winner James B. Stewart '73 Examines "Perjury Epidemic" in Tangled Webs

    April 17, 2011

    The latest book by bestselling author James B. Stewart, a 1973 graduate of DePauw University, is a "newsbreaking investigation of our era's most high-profile... Tangled Webs">Read More

  35. Lee Hamilton '52 Cited in Philadelphia Inquirer Column

    April 16, 2011

    "Former Rep. Lee Hamilton (D., Ind.), who served as vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission, told the recent Constitution Center gathering that television... Read More

  36. Morgan May '05 Practices Music Therapy at Bridges of Indiana

    April 15, 2011

    Morgan R. May, a 2005 graduate of DePauw University, is a music therapist at Bridges of Indiana in Terre Haute, which celebrated the opening of a second... Read More

  37. Prof. Tod Stuessy '65 Inducted Into HS Wall of Fame

    April 14, 2011

    Tod Falor Stuessy, professor of systematic and evolutionary botany at the University of Vienna, Austria, and head of the department, was inducted yesterday... Read More

  38. AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteer Chase Hill '09 Positively Impacts Community in Washington State

    April 14, 2011

    "Ask Chase Hill how a 23-year-old man from western Kentucky wound up in Sequim, and he just grins and kind of shrugs," begins a story in Washington... Read More

  39. Newspaper Features Ramona Harvey '99 and Her New Book

    April 14, 2011

    Ramona Harvey, a disability advocate and 1999 graduate of DePauw University, has "written hundreds of poems," notes a story in Indiana's Michigan City... Read More

  40. Barbara Kingsolver '77 on Shortlist for International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award

    April 12, 2011

    "Barbara Kingsolver's Orange Prize-winning The Lacuna has been shortlisted for the €100,000 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award," reports The Bookseller... Read More

  41. Marcus Robinson '94 to Moderate Town Hall Meeting with US Education Secretary

    April 12, 2011

    "Arne Duncan, the U.S. Department of Education secretary, will visit Indianapolis on Friday to conduct a town hall meeting at the Charles A. Tindley... Read More

  42. Russell Sumner '02 Named Head Football Coach at Indiana HS

    April 12, 2011

    Russell Sumner, a member of DePauw University's Class of 2002, is the new head football coach at Indiana's Danville High School. "Sumner, 31, has been... Read More

  43. Lee Hamilton '52 to Receive Honorary Degree from Manchester College

    April 11, 2011

    Lee H. Hamilton, the 1952 DePauw University graduate who served 34 years in the U.S. House of Representatives and continues to be an important voice on... Read More

  44. Annie Corley '82 in New AMC Series, The Killing

    April 11, 2011

    The cast of the new AMC drama The Killing includes Annie Corley, a 1982 graduate of DePauw University. Corley portrays "Regi Darnell" on the series, which... Read More

  45. Sara Shade '98 Elected Managing Partner of Beasley & Gilkison LLP

    April 11, 2011

    Sara E. Shade, an attorney and partner with Beasley & Gilkison, has been elected managing partner of the law firm, reports the Muncie Star Press. "Shade earned... Read More

  46. Richard Peck '56 Selects Winner of School Library Journal Kids' Book Contest

    April 11, 2011

    Richard Peck, the first writer for young readers to receive the National Humanities Medal and 1956 graduate of DePauw University, has selected Jonathan... Read More

  47. Push Down & Turn's Sam King '94 Profiled by NUVO

    April 10, 2011

    "There was a time (much of the 90s, into the early 2000s) when the band Push Down & Turn ruled the Indianapolis club music scene," begins a NUVO column... Read More

  48. "Eighth Wonder of the World," Barbara Kingsolver '77, Honored for Lifetime Environmental Achievement

    April 9, 2011

    "It's kind of the height of good luck to have a job that's so much fun you would do it even if no one paid you," bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver... Read More

  49. Jack Chapin '55 Elected to Second Term as Village Trustee

    April 9, 2011

    John N. "Jack" Chapin Jr., a member of DePauw University's Class of 1955, has been re-elected a trustee of the Village of Northfield, Illinois. His... Read More

  50. Bill Frederick '70 Co-Authors Children's Book, The Kite Surprise

    April 9, 2011

    Bill Frederick, a 1970 graduate of DePauw University, has published a new children's book, The Kite Surprise. Co-authored by his wife, Katie, the text... Read More